Giraffe born in Alipore Zoo - count of the herd goes up to 10

A female giraffe was born in the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata and with this birth, the herd count goes up to 10. Its mother is 6-year-old Lakshmi and the father is 9-year-old Sabuj. Both mother and baby were fine and have been kept in a separate enclosure to give the newborn time to adapt itself to its surroundings.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 15 February 2017.

The mother and calf have been separated from the herd to ensure that the calf is kept out of harm's way by attacks from any member of the herd. Hopefully, it would appear in front the public in about a fortnight. The calf is around 5ft tall and weighs 65-Kg. The average gestation period of a giraffe is 13-15 months which is next only to elephants among mammals living on land.
Last May, Trina, another giraffe, had given birth to a female calf and, the newcomer has taken the female giraffe count in the zoo to six. The authorities are interacting with other states to exchange a couple of giraffes for some other animals.


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Alipore zoo is basking in the glory of new arrivals - it has 10 new inmates who have upped its cuteness quotient. These are a giraffe calf, two antelopes and seven Indian wolf cubs.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 3 June 2016.

The female giraffe calf, the latest entrant, was born in the zoo on May 20 - it is three-and-a-half-feet tall and weighs 60kg. The mother and calf are doing well but not been put on display and will be kept away from public view for a few weeks to allow the young one to adapt to its surroundings. The baby was on its feet within an hour of birth and is feeding on her mother’s milk since birth.
Alipore zoo now has eight members — five females and three males.
Last month, two four-horned antelopes, locally known as chousingha, were inducted from Rourkela. The four horns of this antelope species distinguish it from most other bovids that normally have two horns. A pair of horns is located between the ears and the other on the forehead. The posterior horns are always longer than the anterior ones, which might be mere fur-covered studs in some.
The antelopes are put in the enclosure that was originally meant for red kangaroos because it has been vacant since the death of the last surviving kangaroo in any Indian zoo.
And then there are seven Indian wolf cubs that were brought to the Alipore zoo after being rescued from a forest at Jhargram. They were in a malnourished state and bore injuries. The eight month old cubs have been given medical treatment and are recovering.


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